The Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee voted to support a bill promoting abstinence-only drug policies, which many critics argue could have detrimental effects on public health. Medical professionals, including Sup. Matt Dorsey's original wording amendments, voiced concerns that these approaches could undermine the proven housing-first model. Critics like Dr. Sarah Rosenwohl-Mack and Pat Denning emphasized that such policies do not improve health outcomes and risk lives. Despite minor amendments softening the language, many remain skeptical that the fundamental issues with the proposed policy have been adequately addressed.
"Abstinence-only drug policy does not create healthy outcomes," emphasized UCSF addiction specialist Dr. Sarah Rosenwohl-Mack, highlighting the failures of this approach in promoting public health.
Pat Denning, a renowned therapist, stated, "Nobody dies from harm reduction... People die from traditional abstinence-based programs. People die living in the streets," illustrating the dangers of ignoring harm reduction.
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